Bongo vs Harnessed bushbuck
The bongo is heavier: 329 kg against 43.3 kg for the harnessed bushbuck, about 7.6 times the weight.
Photo: Joanne Merriam · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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What is the difference between a bongo and a harnessed bushbuck?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The bongo is heavier: 329 kg against 43.3 kg for the harnessed bushbuck, about 7.6 times the weight.
- The bongo is longer-lived: 19.4 years against 14.1 years for the harnessed bushbuck, about 38% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Tragelaphus, so they are close relatives.
- The bongo is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List; the harnessed bushbuck is Least Concern.
Side by side
| Bongo | Harnessed bushbuck | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Tragelaphus eurycerus | Tragelaphus scriptus |
| Family | Bovidae | Bovidae |
| Order | Artiodactyla | Artiodactyla |
| Weight | 271 kg – 329 kg | 43.3 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 19.4 years | 14.1 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Near Threatened | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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